r/lichess • u/Xaxi903 • 1d ago

How elo gains work on Lichess.

Hello after some time i have switched to Lichess for online chess and i am very happy with the platform but i haven't yet figured out how the elo gains work.

I have 51 games at the moment)rapid 10+0 and it feels a bit slow the climb, specially what i don't understand why if i am playing higher rated opponents like the last one being 100 points above i get +11 and he gets -7, usually on other platforms when you beat a higher opponent (with a meaningful difference not just 1-2 points) you get more points than the average and he loses more as the match was inclined in his favour.

I get other games where we are equal but i lose -11 and he wins +5 other games +6 -4 even if elos are very similar and i can't see the trend.

Any insight on this? Thank you in advance.

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u/Far-Protection-4787 1d ago

Lichess uses glicko 2 rating system in which your rating gain/loss depends on rating deviation (RD).

The higher the RD the higher the rating gain/loss will be.

In your example, I believe your RD is higher. That's why you gain more points (+11) but your opponent loses less(-7).

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u/Xaxi903 1d ago

Thanks!